More Poles and Hungarians: Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) and Ernő Dohnányi (1877-1960).
Both composers were born into lateral branches of their separate country’s nobility, Szymanowski became director of the Warsaw Conservatory; while Dohnányi left his native Hungary and eventually became an American citizen.
Two violin works by Szymanowski: his depiction in music of three Greek myths, and the earlier of his two violin concertos.
Mythes
I. La fontaine d’Arethuse 0:00
II. Narcisse 5:15
III. Dryads et Pan 13:09
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Vivace assai (00:27)
Vivace scherzando (12:15)
Cadenza (20:59)
… and two orchestral works by Dohnányi, the first incorporating a solo piano.
Variations on a Nursery Tune,
(As Dohnányi put it in his subtitle to this work: ‘For the enjoyment of humorous people and for the annoyance of others‘.)
3:35 Tema Allegro
:37 Var I Poco piu mosso
5:14 Var II Risoluto
5:46 Var III
7:33 Var IV Molto meno mosso
8:44 Var V Piu mosso
9:46 Var VI Ancora piu mosso
10:27 Var VII Walzer
12:43 Var VIII Alla marcia
14:12 Var IX Presto
15:38 Andante rubato
16:05 Var X Passacaglia
19:47 Var XI Choral (Maestoso)
21:48 Finale fugato (Allegro vivace)
23:36 Tempo del Tema
24:31 Molto allegro
Suite in f#, Op. 19
I. Andante con variazioni. Andante con moto [00:00]
Var. 1. Più animato [01:32]
Var. 2. Animato (Molto più allegro) [02:53]
Var. 3. Andante tranquillo [04:19]
Var. 4. Allegro [05:49]
Var. 5. Vivace [06:55]
Var. 6. Adagio [07:57]
II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace [11:03]
III. Romanza. Andante poco moto [15:30]
IV. Rondo. Allegro vivace [21:24]
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